Hello everyone. I'm a little disappointed about the amount of reviews I have. (crying.) What do I have to do to get you guys to review? I'll eat a dozen worms for each review that's how desperate I am!

Disclaimer: what's the point of doing this ya'll know I don't own Inuyasha or anyone else?

Previously: Rin took a piece of bread and nearly ate her hand after she took a bite of it. "Thank-you." That was the last thing she said before she ate everything I front of her.

Hechiyo smiled at her and turned away from her "Don't thank me just yet little one."

"What did you say?" Rin asked with her mouth full.

"Nothing I was merely talking to myself." He answered smiling at her. "Hurry up and finish so we can be on our way before the sun goes down, it'll be noon before you finish eating." He teased.

Rin put on a false smile and continued eating, thinking of Sesshomaru

Rin's pov: oh lord Sesshoumaru! What have I done? Wait it was all his fault not mine I've done nothing but be loyal to him and not question any choice he made for me. Why should I be sorry for something he brought on his self? I should just stop thinking about him for good and concentrate on my new life with out him telling me what to do with myself. End pov.

After she had finished her meal she and Hechiyo went to find the nearest village as he had said they would.

"How long have we been traveling Hechiyo?" Rin asked.

Hechiyo looked at her and as always smiled "About…five hours now."

"Really it seems much shorter," she said solemnly.

"So miss do you want to tell me your name or do you still not trust me."

"My name is Rin if you must know," she replied softly consumed by her thoughts.

"Wow, I finally got it out of you thank the gods!"

"yep." She said not listening to him.

"What's your neko's name? Lady Rin? Lady Rin?"

"Yeah what ever you say" not even bothering to look at him.

Hechiyo put his hand on her arm and turned her towards him, forcing her to look into his eyes. Rin who didn't realize she wasn't paying any attention to what he was saying tried to look away from him but his eyes were holding hers. No matter what she did she couldn't take her eyes away from his. There was just something about them that caused questions. "What's wrong?" he asked knowing she couldn't lie.

"I don't want to talk about it." She said distantly, hypnotized by his eyes.

Hechiyo had never gotten a response like that when he looked into a woman's eyes and asked a question but he quickly recuperated "Are you sure you don't want to tell me?"

"Yes." Rin replied simply.

Hechiyo turned his head away from her looking at the tree that stood right next to them. Rin came out of the trance she was in instantly after he broke eye contact.

"I'm sorry what did you say Hechiyo?"

"Um… what's you neko's name?" he said covering up what just happened.

"Oh Toshiko…are you sure that's what you ask I could have sworn you said something else.

"No, I didn't that's it." He stammered.

"Oh…oh, well than it doesn't matter." She said still sure that he had said something else.

"Come on we don't want to waste good day light the village should be coming up soon in about on hour worth of walking," he changed the subject.

"Where are we going anyway?"

"I'll tell you as soon as we get to the village I will have more time to tell you, but not now ok?" he stared at her with a look of mysteriousness.

"Um… ok I guess." Rin stared at him back looking puzzled.

"I'm just joking I've been sent to find a very powerful stone in the village of the Four Demons after I get the stone I will take it to the big mountain east of here."

"What is the village of Four Demons? Or rather why is it called that?"

"It's a village that was made to honor the four demon lords the one of the east the one of the north, south and west. The village was made in the center of where all of the lands combine. The four lords stay there if need be when they venture to see another demon lord."

"oh wow," she said gloomily as she thought of Sesshoumaru.

Hechiyo didn't catch the cheer leaving her voice as she said that and just went on telling her about the village as she thought about her lord.

Rin's pov: I wonder if lord Sesshoumaru has stayed there when he left me and Jaken to go petrol the lands, what if he and Jaken are there when we get there? They probably won't be lord Sesshoumaru would never go to a village with humans in it... would he? End pov.

"So Miss Rin…" he started to speak but she interrupted him

"Just call me Rin. Formality doesn't sit well with me." She said distantly

"Ok then Rin how old are you? It's nothing important I just wanted to know"

"I'm nineteen," she said just as distantly. "How old might you be?"

"A…um I'm a…twenty-two" he stuttered out at last. "you seem a lot older for such a young girl."

It was true Rin had always carried herself as if she were in her early forties. The way she talked gave her an ageless quality, which no one seemed to know of how old she really was unless she told them. Now her eyes held such a great sadness that only years or sorrow could bring. The more Hechiyo looked at her the more she seemed older.

"Really? I thought I looked younger than I actually was" her mind touched briefly on Sesshoumaru treating her like a helpless child all they time.

"Either way you're still beautiful"

Rin actually blushed. No person had ever complimented her like that before and she wasn't sure how she was supposed to respond. "Thank you," was all she said as they walked on.

After about forty-five minutes Hechiyo and Rin approached a rather large village, with people all around buying, selling and trading. "It must be marketing day" Rin muttered softly.

Hechiyo turned and looked at her "I think we should find the head of this village."

They walked on silently staring in opposite directions. Rin was holding Toshiko in her arms stroking they little neko's ears. The tiny fire neko purred and leaned into her hand.

When they walked past, Rin noticed, all the villagers stopped what they were doing and stared at them. Hechiyo finally led them to the head mistress. The woman was old, with gray hair. She was tall also but her eyes were gentle and wise.

Hechiyo looked at the woman and smiled. "Hello, are you the head mistress of this village? My wife here and I have been traveling a long time and we were wondering if you could spare a place to sleep tonight?"

The woman stopped what she was doing and smiled back at Hechiyo "well hello there, I think we have a place for you two to sleep tonight please follow me."

The old woman led them into a large shack "By the way my name is head mistress Tokina what might be your names children?

"My name is Roi and my wife's name is Tynasha, and I'm very pleased to make your acquaintance head mistress.

"Well let's see now… ah you can stay with me tonight, I have plenty of room."

"That's very kind of you Thank-you." he said happily looking down at Rin as if he dared her to protest about him lying about their names.

Rin glared at Hechiyo thinking later she would give him a piece of her mind. Right now however she was concentrating on the group of people that gathered around the door to watch them.

Rin' pov: why are all these people just staring at Hechiyo and me? something weird is going on here and I'm going to find out what it is... unfortunately.

That's it for this chappy! Thank-you to all who reviewed (mostly to Inu girl 101 and EnchantressRai thanx.) this chapter's poll question is: Is Inuyasha a virgin? And is Sesshoumaru a virgin? Remember to please answer when you are reviewing. Please review! I'm begging you down on my knees (on knees with burning hot coals under her.) dah! (stands up) nvm I'm begging you standing up.